Why are you teaching this lesson? (Central Focus and purpose) This lesson plan will teach students about comma usage. We will work on a worksheet together as a class that explains each comma rule, using simple examples to demonstrate usage. Students will interact with the content to apply learning in meaningful ways, then they play a game to reinforce learning. This lesson illustrates, in a fun way, how misplaced punctuation can transform the meaning of the text. What evidence-based, best-practice approach, method and/or theory(ies) are you using? Cooperative learning, group discussion, interactive stimulation, direct instruction Learner Needs: Consider the variety of learners who may require different strategies/supports of accommodations/modifications …show more content…
Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed. Learning Objective: (what is the teacher’s goal of the lesson) Students will be able to explain coma usage and rules. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the rules applied to comma usage and create their own examples. Learning Target: (taken directly from learning objective and written in student-friendly terms. Often times written as an “I Can” statement) usage. I can explain coma usage and rules. I can demonstrate an understanding of the rules applied to comma usage and create my own examples. ACADEMIC LANGUAGE: Academic language represents the language of the discipline that students need to learn and use to participate and engage in meaningful ways in the content area. Academic language is the oral and written language used for academic purposes and the means by which students develop and express content Language Function Active verb in the objective/learning target. (seek information, inform, compare, order, classify, analyze, infer, justify/persuade, solve problems, synthesize, evaluate) Name the verb Explain Demonstrate Create Language Demand There are language demands that teachers need to consider as they plan to support student learning …show more content…
How will this inform instruction? To check for prior knowledge, I will ask students to use a 1-5 scale on their fingers for their level of comfort and knowledge in using commas in their written work. 5: I feel confident in comma usage rules and know when to use them, 4: I feel somewhat comfortable with comma usage, but I am not always sure I am using them correctly, 3: I sometimes use commas, but do not know if I am using them correctly, 2: I hardly ever use commas because I am unsure when to, 1: I never use commas and don’t know when too. I will also ask students questions about when they have used commas in the best and what they already know about